New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-13
LITERARY NOTES.

:. ~, r.top. ,f.moir Of Emerson which will soon be
hrou,ht out by Ioushton, Miifn & Co., will contain
= GOOD deal of unpublished matter lett by Mr. Emef-
con.
Colonel John Hay has pleased his friends by writing
poem which is to be published in the next nnmoeto ..
The Century" 1t is entitled Israel, anu ~ H"'
been Illustrated by Kenyon Cox.
as Ole Virginia i. the title of the volume OF SNORT
stories which the Scrihners about to orne OUT io
Mr. Thomas Nelson Page Mr. Page has written ' uwo
three clever thin but be has yet 20 Win HE spurs
In what we understand as Literature
arh, ,,ost sucees.ful American book today" says
q The American Bookseller" is Ben Hur, yet for
some time after ubHcation it was not success No;h-
lug but the consistent and persistent advertising OF inc
house that manages it. and their Immense conmana oi
means of distribution, made its merits known anu
worked it uu to its present enormous sales. Dcu
Hur" it s said read in religious institutions OF all
sects. Catholic rs well as Protestant.
Bishop Wilmer. OF Alabama, has prepared voi''no
OF "Reminiscences of Grandfather" winch Is 10 DO
published by Mr.. Thomas Whitaker TIe BOOK Is
study OF the recent past from the Southern point
view.
The fret part of Dr. Stinde's amusing =" Buchnoi.
Family was very successful mere 20 mu0u ~
the Scrbners intend to publish shortly transia''oh
Of the second part 49,.
This Ia the best that modern rather feavy-w1eo
English cyn,c can do in parody OF Tennyaon's Que:
the sg III. F Ssoay
CAen hv decided too give up rhymes altosethef'
He the Lord Manufacturer,
Shaped stately memorial,
Alter Walt Wnitinans pattern,
R:ch in tlackness. IN dulness,
through the Magazine Macmillan
or this year OF our Jubilee.
The late T.. r. Whippe's volume OF essays entitled
American Ltei ature" will be issued on Saturday oy
Ticknor This house will also bring out on the same
day Mr. Rolfe's students edition of Enoch Arden"
Mr.. Fawcetts "ContessioDs OF Claud," ana Lazy
wilde's Aneieut Legends, Mystic Charms and super
stitiOns of Ireland"
Abanasome edition of Miss Warmers Wide, Wide
World" illustrated by f. Dielmann, is announced by
Lippncott
DIR. Marvin R. Vincent is about to publish through
the Scribners volume of SWORD Studies in the New
Testament" 1t promises to be OF much use 10 S'uuehs
OF the Bibles
"An Ill VIM" is the title Of Mr.. Julian Hawthornes
new story. 1t will appear in this weeks Epoch"
Henry Holt g. Co. have just brought out pretty
little edition OF Moores Eplcurean and the Genial
Tom will probably have more American readers ior
few weeks than he has had in as many years. The
charge of plagiarism is foolish one In this case ana
has been transferred already to Alcphrop
tho poem in which Moore treated the same theme.
Mr. Lang declares, aud with reason that this craze
for bringing charges OF plagiarism against me author
public nuisance The passion tor detecting nlerary
fhetts where they do not exist is malady, like an
other. As o rule only persons incapable OF literary
determination are affected by this complaint"
A new magazine. devoted to politics, literature,
scence and art, is to be brought out in Washington
under the editorship of Mr. John Addison Porter lt
will be thoroughly nonpartsan aud will represent IN
spirit and in authorship the clever young men OF the
country. 1t is proposed to call it The Young Mems
Nation al Review" Its editor is already known as
young writer OF ability.
Two volumes of the new edition OF Brownings works
will 10 issued this month by HOughton. Mi6iin Co.
John s. Mosbys @War "reminiscences" are an
nou iced for publication the last OF this month
A useful collection of standard short stories in
German is announced by ID. c. Heath Co. 1t has
been prepared for students by DR.. Bernhardt, Of
Washington and will appear under the title OF Nov
elletten BibliOthek"
Mr. Ruskin has O very pleasant Nay OIL being frank,
as in this note to the public: /" have directed MI
Allen in this and all future Issues of his list of my
purchaseabe works. to advertise none but those which
he is able dispatch to order by return OF post The
lust estimate OF decline in the energy OF advancing age
the warnings thrice repeated, OF disabling i'll
ness consequent any unusual exertion OF thought
and chiefly the difficulty now find liz add ressing
public whom in the course OF the last few years OF
revolution old things have PASSED away and all things
become new render it, in my thinking alike irreverent
and unwise to speak OF any onceintended writings as
lin PREPARATION May also venture to hint to friends
who NAV at an, time be anxious about me that the
only trustworthy evidences OF my health my writ
to read what ne wishes to say and can cay without
effort than require hhn to answer vexng questions
on general subjects to add TO bis days appointed
labor the burden of accidental and unnecessary CORE
spondenee."